And Now

Here's Chapter 7

Of the Dinosaur Revolution

Joining a Herd of Plant Eaters

Now that Heart was banished from Sakaki because of criticizing the way he ruled the valley Heart Umasou and Hanabi are now in the Grand Valley looking for their family to warn them about the danger they were in. But with the Grand Valley being big, it may take them a while to find them.

"I never realized that this valley was so big. Compared to Egg Mountain, this place is huge," said Hanabi surprised.

"I know. Who knows how long it could be until we find our family. We could be here all day looking," said Heart.

"What I think we should do is try to find some maiasauras. Since they arrived here a few days ago, maybe they may know at the least where the herd leader is. If we find the herd leader, then we are sure to at least find Light," suggested Umasou.

"That sounds like a good idea son. Let's try to find a maiasaura," said Heart.

So then it was decided that Heart Umasou and Hanabi would try to find a maiasaura that would possibly know where the herd leader was at. After searching for about an hour, they finally managed to find a maiasaura. It was from the herd of maiasauras that traveled from the Egg Mountain and he knew where the herd leader was and he lead them to him.

"Herd leader, these dinosaurs have been seeking you out for a while and they wish to speak to you," said the maiasaura.

"Oh do they now? Well then it is all right with me," said the leader.

The he saw that it was Heart and his son and Hanabi from before.

"Heart, I am surprised to see you here of all places. I would have thought you would have been if not in the Valley of the Meat Eaters, outside of the valley," said the leader.

"That's actually one of the reasons I am here leader. I must see my family. It is urgent that I see my family," said Heart a bit worried.

"Heart is it really you?" asked a familiar voice. Soon Light had appeared from out of the herd of Maiasauras. "Heart it is so glad to see you. I just knew that you would be able to make it here. But you look very worried what's wrong?" asked Light.

"Light I need to talk to you and mom immediately. I have very important things that the two of you need to know. Will you please take me to mom so I can talk to the two of you?" asked Heart.

"Herd leader, is it ok if I show my brother where our mom is and let him talk to the two of us? I will try not to be too long," said Light.

"It is all right with me Light. You may go," said the herd leader.

"Thank you very much leader," said Light. So Light began to lead Heart Umasou and Hanabi to their mom.

"I'm quite surprised. Just to see your family in the middle of the day, you have to ask permission from the herd leader. It seems a bit crazy for something so simple," said Heart.

"Well don't forget Heart that I am a guardian of the herd. They rely on me to protect them from anyone that tries to eat us so they have to know where I am and what I'm doing so they can find me easily. I am very vital to the herd so they have to be able to reach me. Anyway we're not too far from mom now. We should be there shortly," said Light.

After traveling for a few minutes, Light stopped.

"Hey mom! It's me Light," shouted light a bit. Soon their mother appeared from a cave with Kiba and Kyo.

"Light it's good to see you. Your here rather early today. Goodness! Heart, Hanabi! is it really you?!" asked their mom surprised.

"Yes mom it is. We've come all the way here from Egg Mountain. And I kept Hanabi safe the whole time just like I said I would," said Heart.

"It's so glad to see you Heart. So did you come here just to bring back Hanabi to me and to let Umasou live here?" asked their mom.

"Actually about that. Mom, Light I need to talk to you about some things that are very important. That's the real reason why I came here," said Heart.

"Well then if you have to tell us anything important then we will always listen to you. You are family after all then so please tell us," said Light.

"Ok then. Well first off, I'm not sure if you know but you all are in great danger," said Heart.

"Whatever do you mean Heart? What danger are you talking about?" asked Light.

"I had found out that the big jaws in the Valley of the Meat Eaters have completely gone against the peace treaty. Instead of hunting outside of their valley like they did before, now they hunt their food here in the Grand Valley. The plant eaters here are all in danger of being eaten and now have to live in fear," said Heart.

"Yes Heart, I know of this. It is very disturbing news for everyone here and now my herd needs me more than ever," said Light.

"You mean you already know of this?" asked Heart.

"Yes Heart. Even if it was only once, big jaws have already attacked our Valley and killed some of the maiasauras. The Grand Valley is not a safe place anymore," said Light.

"The Valley of the Meat Eaters itself is even worse. The leader Sakaki has completely corrupted the valley. There is even a bit of a war within the valley. There are big jaws that are against Sakaki and the way he rules the valley and they try to oppose him. But because there aren't enough of them, they can't take him down," said Umasou.

"After I found this out about the valley I gave Sakaki a piece of my mind about the way that he rules his valley poorly and how he is such a tyrant. However he got so mad at me for saying what I felt that he had me banished me from the Valley of the Meat Eaters," said Heart.

"Oh my goodness Heart! That's horrible! Where are you going to stay since you can't live their?" asked his mom.

"Well you see since the big jaws from the Valley of the Meat Eaters will just continue to attack the Grand Valley and even you all eventually, I have decided that I shall live here with you. That way I will be able to keep you and the other Maiasauras safe," said Heart.

"Heart, are you sure that is a good idea? If you made Sakaki mad by criticizing him they surely they will still be after you and us. Also how are you going to hunt? You'd have to leave the valley every time you needed to eat meat," said Light.

"I understand this, but I will be fine with it. Remember if the Valley of the Meat Eaters did it in the past, then I can do it even if I have to travel a little bit. If I stay here I can also help out the herd with defending them against the other big jaws," said Heart.

"You might be able to Heart, but remember you are going to have to talk to the herd leader. I am only a herd guardian so I cannot make you a guardian, however I can ask the leader if you can," said Light.

"Thank you Light. I don't want to be this much of a burden to all of you, but until Sakaki is taken down, this is the only real place that I can live," said Heart.

"Heart, your my son and family. No matter what, you will never be a burden to us," said his mom.

"Thank you mom," said Heart.

"Well Heart, if you would like to try to become a guardian of the herd, then you should follow me. I have to get back to the herd now to make sure things are stable," said Light.

"All right then Heart. Let's get to the herd and talk to the leader. I should be too long so Umasou, I want you to wait here for me," said Heart.

"Ok dad," said Umasou.

So Heart and Light made their way to the Maiasaura herd. There they met with the herd leader and they began to talk about Heart joining the herd and becoming a guardian.

"So Light you really want your brother to join our herd?" asked the herd leader.

"Yes I do leader. He was banished from the Valley of the Meat Eaters by Sakaki, it's leader for criticizing him and unless he leaves the Valley, he has nowhere else he can live," said Light.

"Yes I too know of Sakaki and how he now decides to hunt from within our Valley and how he has corrupted his own," said the herd leader.

"Indeed herd leader he has and I would like to become a member of your herd. Also if possible I would like to become a herd guardian as well," said Heart.

"A herd guardian? Why do you wish to be a herd guardian Heart?" asked the herd leader.

"Because I want to be able to protect everyone in the herd. With Sakaki attacking here every few days for hunting, not only will my own family be in danger of being eaten, but it will also affect everyone in the herd. So I want to make sure that the maiasaura can stay protected and not have to fear about being killed," said Heart.

"Well since our herd doesn't have enough guardians to protect the entire herd if they ever did a full attack we are looking for more guardians and since you are offering your skills and want to join our herd, then I will make you a herd guardian just like Light," said the herd leader.

"Oh Heart this is wonderful. Congratulations," said Light.

"Of course, however, being a guardian Heart, you will have to follow the rules. You may be a herd guardian now, but I am still the leader, so if I tell you to do something you will do it no matter what you are doing or where you are. Also being a big jaw here, under no circumstance are you to ever attack any of us whatsoever. And if for whatever reason you decide to kill or eat a maiasaura, you will be banished from the Grand Valley as well. Do I make myself clear Heart?" asked the herd leader.

"I understand completely leader and I will completely follow all of your rules," said Heart.

"See that you do, Heart. Now then it is getting late so we are all done now. Heart, Light, you may go back to your family but be ready in case we may suddenly need you," said the herd leader.

"Thank you leader, and we will be ready," said Heart and Light and they made their way back to their family. Shortly they reached their family and Heart told them the good news.

"Congratulations dad! Now you can help protect the herd from that crazy leader Sakaki and stay here with us," said Umasou happily.

"Yeah but it is still a bit strange as well," said Heart not so happy.

"Whatever do you mean big brother?" asked Hanabi.

"Well I mean why exactly is Sakaki attacking the Grand Valley out of nowhere? There has to be a real reason behind why he's doing it. I can't think of anyone who would do something so rash for no reason," said Heart.

"You are right. It is rather strange of him to attack our Valley out of nowhere. But unless someone from within the Valley of The Meat Eaters knows and tells us, there is no way we can ever know," said Light.

"Light is right, dad. I'm sure that we will find out soon why Sakaki is doing it. No one is that evil. Not even Baku," said Umasou.

"He's right you know. I mean sure you were banished and you went against the exile to see your family and he fought you for going against the exile, he still spared your life even if he did almost kill you," said Light.

"Yeah. Baku wasn't a bad ruler of the plains. He only wanted to do what was best for the big jaws that lived there. I wonder what Baku is doing now anyway? He's probably just ruling the plains like before. I do want to see him again soon," said Heart.

Meanwhile at the same time, Baku was still on his way to the Valley of the Meat Eaters. But with the journey still a ways away, Baku decided to rest for a little bit at a beach that he found. He also found someone who turns out to be a good friend. After sleeping for a few hours, Baku was ready to continue on his way to the Valley of the Meat Eaters. But before he started back on his journey, a elasmosaurus appeared from out of the ocean and it seemed happy to see Baku.

"Heart is it really you? I just knew that you'd come back to see me! How was it seeing your family again?" asked the elasmosaurus.

"I don't know who you are, but I am not Heart. Heart is my son. I am Baku, Heart's father," said Baku.

"Oh you are? I'm so sorry. It's just like you look so much like Heart. My name is Pero Pero. Did you just say that you are Heart's dad?" asked Pero Pero.

"Indeed, I did say that because he is. I am on my way to the Valley of the Meat Eaters now to see him. I just had to rest for a few hours. I have been traveling for a while now, so I just had to sleep," said Baku.

"Of course. All creatures need their sleep. Besides you are right, the Valley of the Meat Eaters is still quite a ways away. From about here, it should be about three hundred miles until you reach the Valley," said Pero Pero.

"That's good to know. Well I should be back on my way now. It was nice meeting you," said Baku as he started to leave.

"Wait now Baku. I'm sure you must be hungry. Why don't you have some food with me. There is plenty of food in the ocean that you can eat," said Pero Pero.

"Well it's been a while since I've had any food, so ok. And you don't have to worry. I will not try to eat you," said Baku.

"Your just like your son, you know. You are very kind to others and you won't just attack someone even if you do eat them," said Pero Pero.

"Thank you," said Baku.

So Baku went in the ocean and after searching for a little bit, he found a big Mosasaur that at first tried to attack Baku, but he was able to easily kill it. After so he returned back to Pero Pero and they shared it.

"You mentioned that you knew my son Heart before? How exactly did you know him?" asked Baku.

"Heart and his son came here, from what they said, after they were exiled from the plains. They stayed here on the beach for a few months until Heart decided to go to Egg Mountain to make sure that his family was safe," said Pero Pero.

"Yes I know. I am the one who exiled him for attacking fellow big jaws. What I didn't know until only just recently is that Heart wasn't attacking them for no reason. He only did so because he was protecting his son Umasou. I banished my son for protecting his own family. I feel sick just thinking that I did such a thing," said Baku a little sad.

"Yes when Heart came here, he came with that hard shell Umasou. But you didn't know that Heart was protecting his son when he was attacked by the big jaws. You shouldn't beat yourself up over it. The important thing is that now you know the truth and can tell him yourself," said Pero Pero.

"Your right. I should stop feeling miserable and tell Heart my true feelings that I feel for him. Thank you Pero Pero for all you have done for me. I should probably start back on my way to the Valley of the Meat Eaters but I will always remember you and everything you said to me. I'll try to visit you again," said Baku.

"I hope you do too. Farewell and tell Heart I'm still here waiting for him to visit me," said Pero Pero.

"I will. Thanks again and farewell," said Baku.

"Oh before I forget, I heard a few things from the seagulls about the Valley of the Meat Eaters. I heard that for about two months the Valley has been very dry. Apparently it hasn't rained there for a very long time and a lot of the plants are dead well. But that's only what I've heard from the seagulls. I haven't actually been there so I don't know what it's like from personal experience but I'd figure you'd want to know since your heading there," said Pero Pero.

"Thanks for letting me know Pero Pero. Farewell!" said Baku. And Baku continued on his way to the Valley of the Meat Eaters.